Admin Victor 10,940 Posted January 28, 2021 Admin Share Posted January 28, 2021 After taking a season off from inducting anyone to the Moscow Hall of Fame, we are going to make up for it by inducting two players simultaneously. This honour has only been bestowed on 4 Menace legends - Randoms, Dan Baillie, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, and Jet Jaguar - to date, but at the end of S75, two lifetime Muscovites announced their retirement. How can you possibly choose between two players of this calibre, a skater and a goalie, a late round steal and a first round pick, a captain and a playoff MVP? You can't, so let's honour both of these inseparable staples of Moscow's young history and fellow S70 Continental Cup champions. The first is of course our captain of the last two seasons - Nate Telker. It's a name that would have rung no bells when he was picked deep into the 3rd round of the S68 draft, but Telkster didn't let that stop him - in fact, he used it as motivation to break into the VHL by S69. From a lower profile role on the championship-winning team to evolving into one of the team's leaders after a slight retool in S72, Telker finished his career 5th on the franchise leaderboard in points and 1st in both games played and points in the playoffs. We may have fallen short in Telker's prime, but it was not for lack of trying. @Telkster While Telker took the longer route to stardom, fellow S68 selection Raymond Bernard was under pressure from day one. Moscow had gone through 4 goalies already in just 3 seasons by the time Bernard was drafted and the clock was ticking to find a franchise goaltender. It was initially a choice between Bernard, A Red Guy, and Samuel Ross, but the other two both went before our draft pick and what a stroke of good fortune that was for the Menace. I think an even greater recognition is just around the corner for Bernard - 2x top goalie, 1x regular season MVP, and 1x playoff MVP - but for Moscow he is a Hall of Famer regardless of what the league decides. We haven't missed the playoffs since Bernard became the starting goalie and he delivered most of the time we made them, while being the heart and soul of the locker room. @Mr_Hatter And as always, thank you @gorlab for the graphics. Spence King, Garsh, Telkster and 8 others 3 1 7 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan 4,402 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Congrats to Telk and Hat! Two of my favorite folks from the time I joined Moscow, am honored to have been on a team with you two! Mr_Hatter and Telkster 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-819853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocrepony 1,216 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Congrats @Telkster and congrats @Mr_Hatter!! LEGENDS Edited January 28, 2021 by GrittyIsKing09 Telkster and Mr_Hatter 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-819855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan 4,402 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Telk is also our franchise leader in playoff points! edit: I can't read and vic already covered that.... Edited January 28, 2021 by Spartan Telkster, gorlab and Victor 2 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-819857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Hatter 1,608 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 MOSCOW MSOCOW MOSCOW Honored to be inducted along with my main Moscow man @Telkster. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't regret anything about my Moscow career. It didn't always go our way, but we have been a consistent force in the Europe Conference since I've been here, and I'm so proud of everything that we've achieved! Thank you @Victor for the kind words and recognition, and thank you @gorlab for the graphics. I'm proud to be joining a list with the likes of Randoms, Baillie, Smitty, and Jet, and will always remember my time with the Menace. gorlab, wcats, mediocrepony and 3 others 1 3 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-819879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcats 237 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Congrats guys!!!! Well deserved!!! Victor and Mr_Hatter 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/98819-s76-moscow-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-820382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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